Indian Polity General Knowledge Questions for SSC Exams

Must not be less than 30 years of age. Must be a sound person. Must not be convicted by the court with imprisonment of two Or more years. Must be a voter for any constituency in India.

Members of the Lok Sabha are elected through general elections on the basis of adult franchise. For the above purpose the country has been divided into 543 parliamentary constituencies. When the office of an elected member becomes vacant, or is declared vacant or his election is declared invalid, it is filled by a by-election.

The Lok Sabha comprises of a total of 545 seats. Out of these, elections will be conducted by the Election Commission to fill 543 seats. The remaining two seats are filled by nomination of representatives of the Anglo-Indian Community if the President feels that this community has not been represented adequately.

The Supreme Court or the High Court can issue five different types of writs/orders to enforce the fundamental rights of Indian citizens. They are called Habeas Corpus, Mandamus, Quo-Warranto, Prohibition, and Certiorari.

The Government divided the country into 14 states and 6 union territories under the State Reorganization Act that was passed in November 1956.

Planning commission formulated plans in India. It had formulated 12 five year plans, later on it was replaced by NITI Aayog. You can read about the National Institution for Transforming India (NITI Aayog) – A Brief Overview in the given link.

Prathibha Devisingh Patil (born 19 December 1934) is an Indian politician and lawyer who served as the 12th president of India from 2007 to 2012. She was the first woman to become the president of India.

Shri Ram Nath Kovind was sworn in as the 14th President of India on 25 July, 2017. A lawyer by profession, he had been the Governor of the State of Bihar before he took over the highest constitutional office.

Part IV of the Constitution of India (Article 36–51) contains the Directive Principles of State Policy (DPSP). These principles aim at ensuring socio-economic justice to the people and establishing India as a Welfare State.

In order to be chosen a member of Parliament, a person must be a citizen of India and not less than 30 years of age in the case of Rajya Sabha and not less than 25 years of age in the case of Lok Sabha. Additional qualifications may be prescribed by Parliament by law.